Re: 505 V-6 How many miles before overhaul?

Rick Matteis (rick.matteis@arris-i.com)
Mon, 8 Jun 1998 07:35:10 -0400

My 87 V6 engine has run trouble-free from the beginning. She has around
160,000 miles on the clock, and I can see through the oil on the dipstick at
the 3k mile change. The tranny on the other hand failed at 46k. However,
The "new" one has been working well over the last 110k miles. The
electricals will get you before the engine/trans will IMHO.

Rick.
-----Original Message-----
From: norgo@casagrande.com <norgo@casagrande.com>
To: peugeot@padui.org <peugeot@padui.org>
Date: Saturday, June 06, 1998 1:59 PM
Subject: 505 V-6 How many miles before overhaul?

>Fellow V-6 owners,
>
>Having sunk a horrendous amount of money into my 505 STX (brought it for
>$1,500, spent $4,500 in repairs over the last five months), I'm wondering
>how many miles I can get out of the engine and transmission before they
need
>an overhaul. The car has 111,000 miles. The engine is in excellent shape
and
>the transmission seems fine. Clutch is a bit tight. But I digress. Has
>anyone got over
>200,000 miles or more out of their V-6 before it needs an overhaul? After
>spend some big bucks on this car, I fear that I'll only get another 50k or
>so out of it before the engine needs substantial work.
>
>Hugo
>'87 505 STX
>
>